Rbray47

Lol love the license plate.

I've noticed these kits since pretty much the first issue. They never appealed to me for some reason. I may get one just to see what they're all about.

Awesome project! Bonus points for the use of 45C casings. I dont know if 458 socom is available in Italy, but it would probably work as well (45 cal at the opening with a larger diameter below the bottleneck)

Yep. The AMT kit, if built from the box, represents a truck built from several model years of junkyard parts with an odd shaped windshield and no lug nuts. It actually looks terrible if it isnt modified.

I dont have an airbrush. I didnt see any aerosols on their website. Maybe I missed it. I guess I'll just use Phoenician Yellow.

Haha, just judging from the little sticker on the can lid.

Thanks for the replies. I have Phoenician Yellow, but it looked a little too light. Might use it anyway. I'll still check the Rustoleum rack at Meijer.

I've built several from the amt Firestone and earlier kits. Modifying the bed isnt super easy, but its not too bad. Still, it would be cool if we had some kit based options. The worst part is having to use two kits to make one bed (due to the spare tire bulge)

Is there a Rustoleum equivalent? Gotta go to town this weekend, thought I might get some paint.

Thanks. I didnt know how much AMT changed the tooling. I have the SS427 on my bench right now. The engine doesn't have any chrome. The TV car had chrome valve covers and air cleaner. Not that it matters a whole lot. I'll be building it for my wife and she wont notice.

Anyone know what engine is in the kit? On the show, it's stated that it's a 327. But, I remember one episode where the hood was up. It was clearly a big block.

I'll be the odd man here... I'd like a Tundra, Colorado, or Ram.

Good point. Right now my interests are building kits from my childhood (80s) that I screwed up the first time. Its nostalgia for the time, not the particular vehicle. I would much rather build modern subjects, like from the late 80s until now. I think it would be awesome to have full detail modern Jeeps and new pickups. I'm sure those younger than me may feel the same.

Rob, I think most of them rusted away. I bought my 76 when it was already over 20 yrs old and had over 100k miles. It was pretty rusty then. I put another 50-60k on it before I sold it to my ex-BIL. The frame was almost rusted through, and I made sure to tell him beforehand. He forgot one day and loaded it down with rocks. One frame rail snapped when he drove it loaded over a hump in his yard. Outside of electrical issues, it ran fine until the very end.

As far as the single wall beds go, I've seem home brewed solutions involving plywood. If ya did that mod when the truck was new it kept the dents out, but accelerated the rust (held moisture) My 1:1 was beat to heck when I got it, so I didnt even try.

Thanks! I "think" the paint is Testors one coat star spangled blue.

I like it a lot. Never would've thought of those wheels, but they work well.

I used a 1996 4.3 V6. It fit almost perfect. My other choice was the optional 4 cyl from MPC's Fiero kits.

One ad in particular keeps breaking my train of thought...

I've been buying whatever I need online. Since I'm in the People's Republic of Kentucky, who knows when non essential businesses will be open.

That's awesome!

Should work. Plenty strong enough. 20 years ago I used the same trans mated to a 4.6 V8. It actually fit in the Taurus, too. Wish I still had it.

Phil, that F1 is awesome. Here's my one and only:

Before and after dash pics. Once I realized that it would be so hard to see, I have up before scratchbuilding the missing heater that would go under it.

I'm calling this one done. No point in doing too much detailing given the wonky plastic. If Revell can fix the styrene issue, I'd gladly buy more, as I like old pickups. The kit didnt supply a master cylinder or radiator hose, so I sourced one from the parts box. I also omitted the goofy rear bumper. Since I swapped the V8 out for a 4.3/auto, I modified a parts box console and shifter, and even though it cant be seen, I ground off the manual pedals and replaced them with a wide one for the brake. The dash isnt complete, as the areas on either side of the steering column just wasn't there, so out of the box, there's no ignition, wipers, or light switch. Again I added that, along with the tray under the glove box even though they're hard to see.